Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the historical adventure drama Alpha. The album features the film’s original music composedly Michael Stearns (Samsara, One Eight Seven) & Joseph S DeBeasi (American Sniper). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 26 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Alpha is directed by Albert Hughes and stars Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jóhannes Haukur Johannesson. The movie, which centers on a young man’s friendship with a wolf, opened in theaters nationwide by Sony Pictures this past summer and will be released on VOD on October 30 and will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on November 13.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 17, 2018)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Constance Wu, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Chris Pang. The film’s original score is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious series). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).
Opening nationwide today is the action thriller Mile 22 directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey and John Malkovich. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Night Of) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the album details. Also out now is the original song Is You Ready by Migos from the movie. Click here to check out the track.
Michael Stearns & Joseph S. DeBeasi Scoring Albert Hughes’ ‘Alpha’
(Article updated on July 23, 2018): Michael Stearns & Joseph S. DeBeasi are composing the original score for the upcoming survival drama Alpha. The film is directed by Albert Hughes (Menace 2 Society, From Hell) and stars Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhanness. The movie is set 20,000 years ago in Europe during the Upper Paleolithic period and centers on a young man’s friendship with a wolf. Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt wrote the screenplay based on a story by Hughes who is also producing the Studio 8 production with Andrew Rona (Non-Stop, The Commuter).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 24, 2012)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already in theaters since this past Wednesday is the action comedy Hit & Run directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer and starring Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Beau Bridges, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner and Michael Rosenbaum. The film’s score is composed by Julian Wass and Bob Mervak has provided additional music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs by artists including Ishmael Jingo, Lou Rawls, Kool and the Gang, John Martyn, Dazz Band and The Highlighters. Visit our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. Also visit ASCAP’s website for an interview with Wass on his work on the film.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Premium Rush co-written and directed by David Koepp and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez and Michael Shannon. David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released so far. The movie follows a New York City bike messenger who picks up a package at Columbia University and subsequently catches the attention of a dirty cop. To learn more about the Sony Pictures release and to watch the trailer, visit the official movie website.
‘Samsara’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the non-verbal film Samsara. The release features the film’s music composed by Michael Stearns, Lisa Gerrard and Marcello De Francisci. The soundtrack will be released on August 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Samsara directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson (Baraka, Chronos) was filmed over a period of more than four years in twenty-five countries on five continents and uses 65mm cinematography to document sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes and natural wonders as it explores the mundane and miraculous wonders of the world. The movie premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by Oscilloscope Laboratories for a domestic release on August 24.